these are cool too. take a printed paper napkin and tear it into smallish pieces so that they can wrap around your egg without too much wrinkling. using a paint brush, paint on a layer of watered down glue (i used modge podge-any white glue would work, i bet) and then place the napkin pieces together on the surface of the egg, overlapping a bit. use the brush to smooth down any wrinkles that buckle up. you will love this one. it looks a bit like cloth when it's dry. my friend Patty showed me this technic recently at a lovely crafty ladies night she hosted. blow your eggs out, wash them and let them drain and dry before you begin. you can also use egg whites instead of glue.

egg decor. i am getting jiggy wittit! think i've decorated more eggs this week than i ever have before. not one of them done with my little guy. yup. getting crafty...on my lonesome. good thing you have come to join my eggciting party. here are some of my fave's....

the blue robin egg looking ones (above) were hard boiled first. i wish i had blown the yolks out because i love how they turned out and wish they would last forevz. mos'def doing these again. i dyed them in water with good ol' blue food colouring in it. please, for the love of jahovah and all of his witnesses, do not buy egg dying kits at the store. such a waste of packaging, cardboard, and your $. if you are going for the easy, peasy, one, two threesy kinda dye job, grab food colouring and adjust them to the colours you want. boom, robin eggs.

get some gold leaf at a craft store and follow the directions on how to use it on a few eggs.. i did not follow the directions. big surprise. i put it straight on the eggs, very carefully, but should have put some sort of glue on the egg shell first (turns out directions direct you in the right direction). however, i paint brushed on a lil watered down modge podge over the gold leaf and it stayed down perfectly. i adore them. i might cuddle the lil nest they are perched in when i hit the hay this eve. sighs.

i've had these DIY temporary tattoos for a while now. got them in potland, oregon. decided to see if they'd work on these egg shells. they did! i am in love with how they turned out. so simple and sweet. filled them up with a little bit of water and put mini flower arrangements in them. eggciting!

and now, here i am, adding this last picture of the last of todays eggsperiments. way past midnight....still geeking out. turns out, black sharpie might be my favorite egg decor. who knew. so easy. i'm such a sucker for mix matching black and white prints. its classic and clean and apparently totally gets along with easter eggs. goodnight.